Probably, Yeah...
2015-05-28 13:07 by Karl Denninger

No surprises here...

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The IRS believes that criminals behind a major security breach that allowed them to access tax information from more than 100,000 U.S. households were based in Russia, sources confirmed to Fox News Wednesday.

A well-placed cyberintelligence source familiar with the investigation into the breach told Fox News that the attack, which breached the IRS system, originated out of Russia. Additionally, the IRS alerted the Department of Homeland Security following the breach, a federal law enforcement official said.

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No kidding? Typically these sorts of things come from either Russia, China, or one of the Russian satellite nations. That's been true for a long time so there's no surprise here.

I'll tell you what is surprising -- how many institutions of various sorts will try to sweep under the rug a potential compromise that has severe consequences if it is realized rather than absorb the expense involved in closing the hole.

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Bad design or refusal to act when you find out that a violation of your security protocols has taken place is how you get hosed. What continues to amaze me is that in most of these breaches (various POS compromises, etc) there are specific rules that are supposed to be followed and in many cases they are not suggestions; they're contractual requirements. Rather than audit for compliance and assessing serious fines when violations are found even though no theft has yet taken place most large institutions are given a pass.

But then the wolf comes and, finding the gate open, eats your chickens.

More:
http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=230179

Quote: Cincinnatus wrote in post #3

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I'm hoping the Rooskies took one look at my return and decided to send ME money.

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Good security just like good programming requires experienced, proven, talented, honest people. (There just happens to be a lot of them unemployed in this country).

Unfortunately the government, just like corporate farms security out to the CHEAPEST they can find, i.e. often 'guest workers', off shore workers, and illegals. After 9-11 I was outraged to discover that the programing that tracks locations and stocks of military supplies was handed over to Pakistan !!!